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Trial Lecture and Public Defence: Troy Saghaug Broderstad

On February 18, 2022 Troy Saghaug Broderstad will defend his doctoral thesis for the PhD Degree at the University of Bergen

Troy Saghaug Broderstad
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Mari Helliesen

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The title of the thesis

"Democratic Reflections - To what extent do representatives mirror their constituents, and how does this affect the challenges of modern representative democracy"

Press release (in Norwegian)

Trial lecture

18.02.2022, 09.00 – 09.45

Venue for trail lecture: Auditorium B, Sydneshaugen skole  og  Zoom webinar

Assigned topic: "Representation: the advantages and disadvantages of studying responsiveness and congruence"

Public Defence

18.02.2022, 10.15 -13:30

Venue for public defence: Auditorium B, Sydneshaugen skole  Zoom webinar

Opponents

1. opponentAssociate Professor Nathalie Giger, Département de Science Politique et Relations Internationales, University of Geneva

2. opponent: Senior Research Fellow Pedro Magalhães, Instituto de Ciencias Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa

Leader of committee: Professor Per Selle, Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen

The public defence will be chaired by Professor, Leiv Marsteintredet, Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen

Meet the Candidate after the Public Defense

Join us in Digital meeting room directly after the public defense to meet and greet the candidate. In this meeting you may join with microphone and camera

How to attend the trial lecture and public defence

To attend the trial lecture and defense, click on the links to Zoom webinar above.

The trial lecture will start at 09.00. and the defense at 10.15., sharp. You may leave and rejoin the meeting at any time. If the Zoom application is new to you, we recommend that you press the link well before the events to download the program.

If you want to attend as opponent ex auditorio, please send an e-mail to Jannicke Lervik <Jannicke.Lervik@uib.no> by 11.15 February 18. Other questions can also be sent here.

The thesis is available in Bora.

The trial lecture and defense will be recorded in case of technical difficulties. The recorded material will only be used if any member of the committee is absent due to technical errors, and we will delete it immediately after the committee has approved the event.